| Sep 30, 2007 @ 11:01 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM NEW YORK WHEN:
YOU'RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.
YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE
THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE. YOU AND THE OTHER THREE PASSENGERS LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND KNOW YOU HAVE PURE GRIT.
YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE
PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT A "REGULAR" COFFEE IS.
IT'S NOT MANHATTAN; IT'S THE "CITY".
YOU GET UPSET THAT A CABBIE IS OBEYING ALL THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE IN STRANGE PEOPLE AS ROOMMATES SIMPLY TO HELP PAY THE RENT.
THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S "UPTOWN" OR "DOWNTOWN."
IF YOU'RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE....AND EAST OR WEST IS "CROSSTOWN."
YOU CROSS THE STREET ANYWHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS FOR NOT RESPECTING THE FACT.
YOU MOVE 8,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL
LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM BROOKLYN THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH. 
YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A
"REAL" PIZZA AND "REAL" BAGEL.  
A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.
YOUR CO-WORKER COMMUTES 45 MINUTES BY TRAIN TO A 2,000 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS THAT WAS THE SAME PRICE AS THAT SAME 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT OF YOURS THAT TAKES ONLY 35 MINUTES TO GET TO AND YOU THINK HE'S A SUCKER.
YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT RAY'S PIZZAS.
YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.
YOU KNOW WHO DR. Z IS. 
YOU HAVE AT LEAST 50 MENUS IN YOUR APARTMENT, TWO THIRDS OF WHICH YOU HAVE NEITHER ORDERED FROM NOR EVEN HEARD OF.
YOU WOULDN'T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY.
YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN.
YOU'RE NOT IN THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.  ( Been there done that)
YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ARE IN EFFECT.
YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.
YOU KNOW HOW TO FOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES IN HALF, VERTICALLY, SO THAT YOU CAN READ IT ON THE SUBWAY OR BUS WITHOUT KNOCKING OFF OTHER PASSENGER'S HATS.
SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU, AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.
YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE NICE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HER SELF.
YOU PAY "ONLY" $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.
YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS.
THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR.
FILM CREWS ON YOUR BLOCK ANNOY YOU, NOT EXCITE YOU. (THEY TAKE UP ALL THE PARKING SPACES!)
YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.
YOU LOOK FORWARD TO RIDING THE SUBWAY TO READ THE NEXT
INSTALLMENT OF "MARISOL AND JULIO".
THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT IS BEER.
YOU MAY AIR HEARTFELT GRIPES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOUR CITY, BUT HEAVEN HELP ANY VISITORS WHO DIS' YOUR CITY.
THAT'S NEW YORK, BABY! YOU GOTTA LOVE IT.
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| Oct 1, 2007 @ 2:40 AM |
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KUPUNA
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Ohh this is good.............  When I have more time I'll drop by again.................
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| Oct 1, 2007 @ 5:20 PM |
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Cynbaby
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YOU PAY "ONLY" $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR. Well I'm in the suburbs and I ONLY pay $80/month for my garage 
Guess it's still a bargain and I should be thankful 
My ex-brother in law used to pay like $500/mo in the city
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| Oct 1, 2007 @ 6:38 PM |
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Kat_luvr
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And this was written about 7 or so years ago.....(It was in my archives)....Can you imagine what would be the price today?
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| Oct 1, 2007 @ 10:28 PM |
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Cynbaby
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I find it amusing that we pay $6.00 for a latte and well, we pay $6.00 for a latte, don't really blink and eye. Whenever I go to Pa for a visit you can get an entire breakfast for $6.00 and its a really good one!!!!!
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:45 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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...........6.00? for Coffee?  ......Damn how much are marlboros in the city now? They used to be 7.00-7.50 a pk a few yrs back..............( I quit but even when i smoked i gave up on the name brands when they started with the stoooopid tax increases).............Started buying from the indians.
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:47 AM |
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Cynbaby
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Well I'm talking Starbucks  . There is actually a really good place that bakes the best bagels and coffee near me and I think you can get a bagel and coffee for about $3.00, not so bad. I will admit, the place is a bit on the grungy side, LOL. But when you want a good latte... Starbucks is my favorite. It's pretty funny but people at my job get me gift cards for there as little thank you presents, and that's just fine with me, I used them up right away 
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:54 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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Call me old fashioned....LOL... Just give me black colombian with SnL.... for a buck!
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 10:20 AM |
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Cynbaby
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Yeah I hear ya, I USED to take my coffee black, back in the day. But ya give me a lil sugar and I'm hooked, I have to have my coffee with the works, ya know, syrup, whip cream, cinnamon, shot of espresso, it's like a damn dessert 
Same with the bagels, I can't just eat a plain one, it has to have everything on it, everything in it
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 10:33 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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Spoken Like a True NEW YAWKER!...
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| Oct 2, 2007 @ 9:34 PM |
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eastham
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YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE NICE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HER SELF.
Or the guy dressed as a nun.
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| Oct 3, 2007 @ 10:10 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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HHAHAHAH
I once had a guy come into my store dressed as JESUS.
I was 15 , worked in a lunchonette/ candy store ( It was a front for a numbers racket)..I sold coffee and soda and candy...
This guy came in no shoes, with a white sheet enshrouded around him preaching about the end.....my boss tossed him...........yea we didnt think anything about it ... it was typical for NY.
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| Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:36 PM |
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Cynbaby
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I love running into people dressed as Jesus, hey IT IS NY NOW!!!!
Even funnier story, when my boyfriend and I were in Florida we were driving in the car and saw MOSES!!!!
Ok, I'll admit we were in the vicinity of this sort of strange amusement park called "The Holy Land" so that explains Moses walking the streets of Orlando.
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| Oct 5, 2007 @ 5:30 PM |
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Kat_luvr
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YOU MOVE 8,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL
LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM BROOKLYN THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH
I lived in NC for 5 yrs. Before coming back to Ny I was living just across the border in VA. I worked at a truck stop. I had picked up the accent very easily down there and before coming back I actually could NOT hear the accent when people spoke................However they always knew I was from new Yawk when I said one word...............CAWFEE.........................HAHAHAHAHAHA...........I still said it like a Ny'er.
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| Oct 5, 2007 @ 10:10 PM |
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Cynbaby
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I know every time I would visit my parents when they lived in Florida everyone would laugh and say your not from around here are you?
They did not understand when I would order kowfeeeeeeee
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| Oct 5, 2007 @ 10:48 PM |
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Kat_luvr
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BUT New Yawkers do have an accent..............When I came back from the south and was waiting at the bus stop one day while job hunting.......some girl comes up to me and says, "Excuse me, Doo Yoo have the TOIME? ...............OMGAWD I finally heard what " I " sounded like to others...............
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| Oct 7, 2007 @ 11:37 PM |
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KUPUNA
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So much you posted here Kat. One thing that comes to mind is our way of interrupting. I visit my cousins in Texas pretty often. Who has the patience to wait on lines. Texans do and very mannerly about it too. Well, I just cut through and say, "Excuse me".  You should see the deer looks......and the Duhs....Boy, it's a great feeling. I feel like the Jews as the Red Sea parted while the Egyptians are chasing me. Or Queen for a day....
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| Oct 9, 2007 @ 6:07 AM |
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NoOneSpecialAtAll
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yepperz U peeps from Duh "CITY", shore nuff dew talk funny like sittin on a "stoop" instead of the "PORCH" which everyone knows that they  has bucket seats and is a very fast automobile... hee haw
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| Oct 9, 2007 @ 11:40 AM |
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Kat_luvr
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yepperz U peeps from Duh "CITY", shore nuff dew talk funny like sittin on a "stoop" instead of the "PORCH" which everyone knows that they
WTF?
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| Oct 12, 2007 @ 3:24 PM |
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TEA8
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Whatchu talkin bout? I am originally from Brooklyn, and I was in college the last two years UpState in the middle of nowhere (SUNY Morrisville) and everybody there heard my accent, but I never even realized I had one. One friend exp used to like to tease me when said I wanted to "axe" him a question lol
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